got to get up
in the morning
feeling good
feeling positive
thinking great thoughts
about the 24 hours to come
hoping for the best
believing in the self
trusting in the process
feeling stronger
from one day
to the next

got to feel empowered
to take control
of the road i take
of the choices i make
of the spirits i let
guide me
of the influence
i have
over myself
for that's
the power
that will
take me
to the winner's circle
nothing else

got to be patient
not rush
what can't be rushed
not hope for speed
when there are
dangerous curves
up ahead
my enemy is
my imagination
at least sometimes
when i let it run away
and
when i want something
so badly
i feel defeated
if i don't have it
right away
when having it
right away
doesn't mean
it's really mine
because it
won't be for long

got to stand tall
as i face the challenges
that health
will bring to me
that being thinner
will make mine
that having more energy
will allow me to have
in a once
sedentary life
that will be
full of vim
and vigor
and thirst
for life and
all its gusto
it is there
i can see it
and i want it
to be mine
and it will,
i know it will

got to learn
all that i can
about myself
and what i can do
about fitness
and what it can do
about good health
and how it will make me feel
and about eating well
and how it will get me there

there?
to the place
where i can leave
the shortness of breath
and the uncontrolled appetite
and the embarrassment of my size
behind in a heap
ready to burn
into my memory
so i never go back
again

feeling stronger
yes
every single day
staying ever so vigilant
that i will falter
that i have faltered
but that i can also
pick myself right back up
and do what i need to do
to be where i need to be
and staying ever so certain
that life is good
and i am worthy
of all the beauty
in life
with the riches
of health and fitness
surrounding me
once and
forever more

I found courage in my falling down
I found strength in picking myself up
I found myself in moving on